GRE Word List
EMETIC
an agent that induces vomiting
The meaning of the word emetic is an agent that induces vomiting.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |